Stanley's Music Listicle - 2026 Jan

This is a bit early you might be thinking. It's not. My relase playlist is almost 200 songs and my review for inclusion in the top ten is almost 60 songs long.

These might not all be new songs but they appeared on Youtube at some point in the last few weeks. Anything released between now and Feb has probably missed it's chance.

Links

Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3nlkMzqXexy0oXzzeoC4R2?si=KwQZFBk1TpWOobfmGVhzbw

Youtube Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGdExAWayyzLQ9151E5AwctVpigqe6Vkd&si=FF_CMa1iJw-YqHCG

ゆるめるモ！『ロックンぼっち』(Official Music Video)　/ You'll Melt More!『Rock'n Bocchi』

Not on Spotify but great fun. Do the dance!

酒神楽 (Fathomless Skywalker) -SAKEKAGURA- (feat.かえるはかせ from JAPANESE FOLK METAL)

Not on Spotify I am afraid You'll have to look at the YouTube list.

[Official MV] Unlucky Morpheus「万華鏡」

Not on Spotify.

Starts out as something and then changes. Always nice to see a metal / rock / visual kei type band with a violinist!

츄 (CHUU) - XO, My Cyberlove Official M/V

I don't even like this song but I know all the English words and have listened to it at least a million times. Sometimes I shame myself.

It's also on my youtube playlist twice somehow! Found another. That's three. It's actually Youtube short of the dance practice!

Official髭男dism - Make Me Wonder [Official Video]

Well now I've found a song that's managed to push CHUU out of my frontal lobes for a while.

Cherry Bomb - "Never Be Me (M★therf★cker)"

I have no idea how this song ended up on my playlist.

HOLOSOIL – Spirals (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

This might be good or it might be for teenage Chunni edgelords. I don't know. I am cat.

POPPY - Time Will Tell (Official Music Video)

I'm very late to the Poppy party. But I'm here for it now.

The Greats

There's a few of my favourite artists released songs this month. I'll put them all here or they will just take over too much of the chart.

YOASOBI「アドレナ」Official Music Video

If you don't love YOASOBI we can't be friends. I'm sorry.

YOASOBI「BABY」Official Music Video

Sorry but I love them too much.

ICONIC - Music Video 【HANABIE.】

So pink and cat eared and loud.

ano「ピカレスクヒーロー」Music Video

She's fighting inflatazilla in real life and a computer game and playing metal music with them and becoming a giant girl. Watch.

Honourable Mentions

BABYMETAL - ヘドバンギャー！！ 15th Night Ver. (OFFICIAL)

A rerelease but still max Babymetal! Not on Spotify.

ZORN【Freak】Official Music Video(4K)

I don't know who ZORN but this might grow on me. I've added it to the Spotify list.

日向坂46『クリフハンガー』MUSIC VIDEO

I would like to join this cult. Where do I sign up?

Ruby on the edge (VS. AiNA THE END) / TOKYO SKA PARADISE ORCHESTRA

Big band Japanese ska with an up and coming singer who had one of the best songs of last year.

ILLIT (아일릿) 'Sunday Morning’ Official MV

14 Million YouTube views can't be wrong!

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That's it. A mixed bag.

I'm off to watch a cartoon for two hours.